Researchers identify protein sensor that plays role in lung fibrosis
March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024
ITHACA, New York, March 28 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered a protein called SEL1L that plays a critical role in clearing collagen from tissue, and which may be a therapeutic target to help prevent fibrosis, scar tissue that interferes with organ function.
The paper, published Feb. 20 in Nature Communications, provides clues that could lead to drug development for diseases like lung fibrosis which ha . . .
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered a protein called SEL1L that plays a critical role in clearing collagen from tissue, and which may be a therapeutic target to help prevent fibrosis, scar tissue that interferes with organ function.
The paper, published Feb. 20 in Nature Communications, provides clues that could lead to drug development for diseases like lung fibrosis which ha . . .